SonaFactEvidence from audio
SonaFactEvidence from audio

SonaFact vs Otter

Otter is built for live meetings. If you work with recordings, SonaFact transcribes 100 languages instead of 6, takes much longer files, doesn't cap the number of uploaded files on paid plans — unlike Otter Pro, which allows 10 uploads a month — and keeps your recordings in the EU, out of AI training.

Why choose SonaFact over Otter

  • 100 recording languages instead of 6.
  • On paid plans, upload as many recordings as your hours allow — Otter Pro takes 10 uploaded files a month.
  • Files up to 3 hours on Starter, 6 on Pro and 10 on Studio — Otter Pro stops at 90 minutes.
  • Your recordings stay in the EU and are never used to train AI — Otter's privacy policy says it trains its AI on de-identified audio recordings and on transcriptions.
WhatSonaFactOtter
Monthly price$9 Starter, $15 Pro, $39 Studio✓ SonaFact advantage$16.99 Pro, $30 Business, per user
Price with yearly billing$6, $10 and $29 a month✓ SonaFact advantage$8.33 Pro, $19.99 Business, per user a month
Price per hour of transcription, monthly billing$0.45 on Starter ($9 for 20 hours), $0.25 on Pro, $0.13 on Studio✓ SonaFact advantage$0.85 on Pro ($16.99 for 1,200 minutes)
Free plan3 transcripts a day, up to 30 minutes each✓ SonaFact advantage300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 uploaded files in total
How much you can transcribe20, 60 or 300 hours a month✓ SonaFact advantagePro: 1,200 minutes a month, shared between recordings and uploads; up to 10 uploaded files a month
Longest file3 hours on Starter, 6 on Pro, 10 on Studio✓ SonaFact advantage90 minutes on Pro, 4 hours on Business
Recording languages100; word-level timestamps in 32 of them✓ SonaFact advantage6: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese
Where recordings are storedRecordings, transcripts, AI documents and translations are stored and processed in the European Union. The one exception is card payments: Dodo Payments processes card details, also outside the EU.✓ SonaFact advantageIts privacy policy names Amazon Web Services, based in the United States, for compute and data storage
Recordings used to train AINo✓ SonaFact advantageYes — its privacy policy says it trains its AI on de-identified audio recordings and on transcriptions
Export formatsDOCX, PDF, Markdown, TXT, CSV, SRT, VTT, plus files for NVivo, MAXQDA and ATLAS.tiTXT, PDF, DOCX, SRT (paid plans)
AI documentsMinutes, action items, summaries, chapters and call reviews (varies by plan) — every point links to the moment in the recordingSummaries with action items and outlines, AI chat
Joins online meetingsNo — you upload a recordingYes — Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet

Try it on your own recording

The free plan gives you 3 transcripts a day, up to 30 minutes each, without a card — enough to judge the transcript, the speakers and the editor yourself.

Try SonaFact free

Upload only recordings you have the right to use. Record other people only with their consent.

When Otter may suit you better

  • You want a bot that joins Zoom, Teams or Google Meet calls live.
  • You record on your phone with a dedicated app.

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